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With our old engine out and our refit well underway this week we get dirty. The engine room has been neglected for some time and it becomes my mission to bring it back to its former glory. Isabelle makes some solid headway with the bilges. While we both di...

This week we take a dive deep into the engine room (when I say we, it's mostly Kieran, okey only Kieran). I am busy with other things, stay tuned. Kieran spends hours in the small room, taking the engine apart bit by bit. Finally understanding what has cau...

We rebuilt our sailboat engine in Mexico. We thought about repowering our boat, but ultimately decided on rebuilding the Westerbeke instead of replacing it. The logistics were a major pain. Shipping sailboat engine parts to Baja California proved to be ...

We thought this was going to be our next great adventure together... Instead it has proven to continue to be our biggest challenge and the challenges don't seem to be getting any easier. Now that we have all the water bailed out, it's time to dig into th...

Get a unique deal with Rosetta Stone! https://tryrosettastone.com/wildlingssailing-1 In this episode we install the rebuilt Mercedes OM636 Marine Diesel Engine with just an engine crane and lots of wood. But will the beast run? For More Recent Updates: I...

In this weekly vlog of Barefoot Travels we have a bit of a scare that we may need to haul the boat out of the water again! OH NO! LUCKILY Davy is amazing and we find out we don't have to and can fix the problem while we stay floating! Check out that engin...

Our engine better run or else! We've bought a big box of engine parts and Garrett is working his way through it. Hoping to prevent any more surprises... Thanks for watching! ~Ruthie p.s. if you’re near the SF Bay Area and would like to volunteer you ca...

It's on its last legs so we're tearing it down and rebuilding it from scratch. but is this engine rebuild even worth it? For More Recent Updates: Instagram: @wildlings_sailing Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/wildlingssailing Business Enquiries: thewild...

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hello everyone in this video we start rebuilding our old perkins 4108m https://ko-fi.com/sailingvolupia visit the RNLI website and check out there stuff for sail and see the amazing stuff they do https://shop.rnli.org/ most parts for the rebuild from...

In part 2 of our DIY diesel engine rebuild, we continue the disassembly all in the cockpit of our sailing catamaran.... We ran into a few hiccups where we didn't have the right tools but with a little creativity and some help from friends we made what we ...